As the Lunar New Year approaches, the three note-issuing banks – HSBC, Standard Chartered and BOCHK, yesterday began providing new notes and “welcome notes” to customers to redeem envelopes. At around 7 am yesterday morning, outside the Mongkok branch of HSBC Bank, a large number of “snake pie” citizens lined up to change the new banknotes. The branch also opened at 7:30 before the original 8:00 to provide services. Some citizens said that as the epidemic slows down, more lai see will be distributed and hope that “everyone can enjoy” in the new year!
In the first 3 days of the banknote exchange service, all HSBC branches will open earlier at 8:00 am for banknote exchange. This year, several online and offline channels have been added for customers to make appointments for the new banknote exchange. banknotes, including online and mobile banking programs, social platform pages, etc. HSBC also said the number of people making appointments this year has seen double-digit growth over the same period last year; and the branch also provides a 3,000 yuan “new set of banknotes” for exchange, including 2,000 yuan of 20 yuan banknotes and 1,000 yuan of 50 yuan banknotes. New yuan banknotes.
I hope to defeat the epidemic and have a good new year
Mr. Mak, who arrived at the scene at 6:00 and waited in line to exchange the new banknotes, said that although there were many people at the scene, the overall banknote exchange process went smoothly. It traded a total of 20 new 100-dollar bills and a “new set of banknotes”. Each lai see is expected to be sealed in a denomination of 20 to 50 yuan this year, but will “seal larger ones” for i her children! He also said that due to the impact of the epidemic, he hasn’t sent New Year greetings to his relatives and friends for many years, and this year he will distribute more lai see I hope everyone has a “enjoyment”! As for New Year’s greetings, he hopes that the epidemic will dissipate as soon as possible, that Hong Kong citizens and their families will be safe, and that the Year of the Rabbit brings good luck.
Ms. Cen, a citizen, arrived at 8:00. She expressed that she is happy to be able to change the new banknotes on the first day and that the epidemic has slowed down this year, and she hopes to have more New Year’s gatherings with relatives and friends in the new year. However, she stressed that due to the current severity of the epidemic in the Mainland, she has no plans to return to the Mainland for the New Year and she will stay in Hong Kong to celebrate the New Year with her family.
